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Quannapowitt Yacht club in Wakefield, MA, hosted the 2014 Chaos Cup on 10/18/2014. There were 6 races sailed in shifty and gusty 12-16 MPH winds on an unusually warm 70-degree October day. The trees with fall colors was a nice background for the races! With leads changing constantly, it is not suprising that several different skippers won the races. What a blast!

Monmouth Boat Club and Fleet 157 hosted this year's Flying Scot Greater New York District Championship in Red Bank, New Jersey on 10/11 10/12/2014. Winners were Bernard and Andres Friel after 6 races over 2 days and results are below.

On a summerlike weekend in late September, Cedar Point Yacht Club in Westoport CT hosted 22 Thistles and 10 Flying Scots in the 2014 Fontelieu Fall Classic. Saturday brought us some fair winds that got us out on the race course on time with hope of getting in at least one race, given that the forecast for Sunday was little to no wind. Although the wind did wane a bit during some of the racing, we did get in 3 races for the Flying Scots and 4 for the Thistles. As was predicted by the PRO DIck Thackaberry, in the first race the wind started from the northwest and shifted on

The regatta was held at the Massapoag Yacht Club in Sharon MA, on 9/5-9/7/2014. There were 16 Flying Scots, 13 A fleet and 3 B fleet. We also had 2 Day Sailers, 16 Lasers and 24 Sunfish at this multi-class event. Flying Scots had 6 races with 1 throw-out. Saturday was very warm and very sunny in the 80's with 20 MPH+ west winds and very gusty. Sunday was in the 70's and 10-12 MPH steady northerly winds, Here are the full results for Flying Scots.

Deep Creek Lake, Stanton, MD, was the site of the 2014 DCYRA Women's and Juniors regatta. In the Womwn's, better known as "A Woman's Place is at the Helm", there were 12 boats, with 6 boats each in the Championship and Challenger Divisions. In the Juionrs, uncluding skippers and crew that are 19 and under, there were 8 boats.

The 2014 MAYRA Championship were held on August 2, 2014, at Yacht Club of Stone Harbor in NJ. Despite a dreadful weather forecast, they fielded 18 boats and got in 4 races in heavy to moderate wind. The winners were Mark Gordon and Phil Cardelfe from Monmouth Boat Club. Full results are here.

The 2014 Ohio Districts in conjunction with the Sandy Douglas Regatta were held at Deep Creek Yacht Club on 8/2 - 8/3/2014. Altogether 54 boats entered the regatta in different fleets - District, Gold Class, Silver Class, Masters Class and Challenger Class! The Ohio Districts with 16 entries (amongst the 54 boats entered) were won by District members Harry Carpenter with cre Melanie Dunham. The Gold Class with 24 entries was won by Allan and Katie Terhune.The Silver class with 14 entries was won by Jill and Mark Bennett. The Master Class with 8 entries was won by Fra

The 2014 New England District Championships were held at Sandy Bay Yacht Club in Rockport, MA, on July 26, 2014. On a partly sunny 75+ degree day, five races, perfectly set by the Race Committee, were run in southwest 12-15 knot winds, occasionally gusting a bit higher. The 12-boat fleet were from 3 New England clubs - Sandy Bay Yacht Club, Massapoag Yacht Club and Duxbury Yacht Club.

Despite one capsize and a broken halyard, the Midwest Districts hosted by Sheridan Shores Yacht Club and Fleet #3 on June 27-28, was a huge success.

Eight out-of-town boats made the trek to Lake Michigan and, together with Sheridan Shores sailors, we had a field of 14 competitors. That group included Frank Gerry, FSSA president; Bill Vogler, FSSA vice president; Harry Carpenter, boat builder; Ryan Malmgren, sailmaker, as well as Midwest District Governor, Ben Williams.

Scots move to the line at the Grits 'n Haggis regatta Sandy Eustis leads the fleet

Busy at the leeward mark Spinnakers full

Lake Keowee is about 8 miles west of Clemson, SC at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains. For 6 years now, Fleet 193 has hosted this regatta on the 3rd weekend in May. It is usually temperatures in the mid 80’s by now, but this weekend was different. As boats came in from other clubs on Friday the gusts were 20+, usually a precursor for no wind the next day. Depending on which website you checked, the weather & wind reports varied wildly. We had light breezes on Saturday morning, but by the noon competitors’ meeting it was a steady 10 to 12. The sun was out, but it felt more like October than May.

Once again wind forecasts were incorrect. All of the “best” websites for forecasting winds on Lake Pontchartrain were wrong. All had predicted light southerly’s the entire Memorial Day weekend of the Gulf District Trifecta. And all weekend we wound up with 8-12 knot northerlies for the 5 race series. But at least there was no rain!

On Friday before the regatta - If you are at the Great 48 at Lake Norman Yacht Club in Mooresville, NC, this weekend, then you were treated to a fabulous seminar by Greg Fisher. Greg started off with a classroom session folowed by an on the water session

The Fleet 45 and the Jackson Yacht Club successful spring regatta. In addition, to the competition among Gulf Yachting Association club owned Scots, there was also class a privately owned boats. The weather good with good breeze. On Saturday night, competitors were treated to Earl's Famous smoked pig.

The Flying Scot Midwinters were held at Southern Yacht Club, New Orleans, LA, from 3/16 - 3/21/2014, and was chaired by Larry Taggart. On Sunday, the Warm-ups/Leukemia Cup Regatta was held with 10 boats participating. After registration on Sunday continuing on Monday, there was a welcome party on Monday night. The Midwinter Championships began on Tuesday with 29 boats, 23 in the Championship Division and 6 in the Challenger Division.

Results of the Midwinter Warm-up/Leukemia Cup Regatta and the Midwinter Championships are attached below.

The 2014 Carolinas District Championship & Fall 48 Regatta was held at the Lake Norman Yacht Club in Mooresville, NC< 0n 11/2-11/3/2013. Saturday there was a decent westerly breeze, and we got in two races, a W-L-W and a second one that was twice around. By that time the skies on the horizon were dark with rain, and the RC sent everyone in.

The 30th anniversary of the FSSA CCC was at Lake Arthur, LA, on Saturday 23 November 2013.

Unfortunately only 4 boats registered for the event sailed in drizzle and strong winds with gusts to 30 knots. The lack of attendance can be attributed to unfavorable weather forecast. The conditions kept one boat from starting any race. The lead boat capsized in the 2nd race but recovered fast enough to finish 2nd in that race. That boat skippered by David Bolyard won the regatta.

From Diane Kampf - Greg and I had the pleasure of participating in the 6th Annual Flying Scot Chaos Cup regatta at Quannapowitt Yacht Club in Wakefield, MA, on Saturday, October 19. the Chaos Cup has a long history at QYC, but most recently has become a Flying Scot regatta. QYC has a long history as well, being the oldcest inland Yacht Club in the country having been founded in 1884!

It would seem the grail of Fleet 80's Sail for the Grail Regatta hosted by Moraine Sailing Club on Saturday Sept. 21st would overflow from the persistent rain that fell that day, but not the case. The good spirits of those on 6 MSC boats and 11 from out of town displaced that rain and filled the grail with fun, competition, and camaraderie. Every person on a Flying Scot and on the Race Committee should commend themselves for stepping out of their comfort zone and facing the elements as the schedule was maintained and three races completed.

The Great Scot is in the books for 2013. Flying Scot Fleet 118 hosted the annual event at the Birmingham Sailing Club on October 5 and 6, 2013. We had a fantastic, record turnout with 23 boats - 17 from BSC and another six from out of town. The weather looked a little dicey mid-week, with a tropical storm in the Gulf and a cold front approaching from the north. But the forecast firmed - the tropical storm stalled and the cold front timed its arrival perfectly, giving us a good day Saturday and great wind on Sunday.

Saturday of the seventh annual Glow in the Dark regatta at Clinton Lake Sailing Association was a blowout. Winds gusted to the low 30s as the afternoon wore on, like a sirocco or the Santa Anas. Still, there was plenty of beer and friendly visiting. Many of us enjoyed admiring class president Frank Gerry’s new boat, Eva, which Harry and Karen delivered to the regatta.

The "First Annual" Scotahoochee Regatta was held at the Lake Lanier Sailing Club on September 14-15, but it was actually the second Flying Scot regatta held at LLSC -- the first being our 2012 Dixie Lakes District Championship Regatta on the same weekend last year. Scott and Sharon Adams, helped by several fleet members (a special "thank you" to Peter Kowalski), have figured out very quickly how to put on a first class regatta. Keith and I shared a sweet little rental cabin on the LLSC property with John Sensor and Matt Tringali from our own club. As for us, we traded tack

The "First Annual" Scotahoochee Regatta was held at the Lake Lanier Sailing Club on September 14-15, but it was actually the second Flying Scot regatta held at LLSC -- the first being our 2012 Dixie Lakes District Championship Regatta on the same weekend last year. Scott and Sharon Adams, helped by several fleet members (a special "thank you" to Peter Kowalski), have figured out very quickly how to put on a first class regatta. Keith and I shared a sweet little rental cabin on the LLSC property with John Sensor and Matt Tringali from our own club. As for us, we traded tack

Congratulations to Frank & Marianne Gerry for winning the 2013 Crystal Ball Regatta held at Crystal Sailing Club this past weekend. Bill & John Pfund finished 2nd (and captured the 2013 Michigan-Ontario District Championship in the combined event as the lowest scoring M-O crew), followed by Ben Williams & Deb Aronson in 3rd. Eleven crews from 6 different clubs enjoyed conditions that ranged from drifting to fresh zephyrs during three races on Saturday, and a very strong breeze on Sunday for the final 2 races. As usual, CSC put on a fa

The 2013 MYC 64th Annual Regatta was held on 9/7-9/8-2013 This is a multiclass regatta with Flying Scots, Day Sailers, Sunfish and Lasers. There were 17 Flying Scots, 5 Day Sailers and 24 Sunfish in attendance this year. Flying Scot winners were Jim Cavanagh and John Houstle in the A Fleet, and Rich Hirsch and Susan Origlio in the B Fleet. Full results are below,

Flying Scot Fleet 83 at Carlyle, Illinois hosted it's Egyptian Cup on Labor Day weekend at Carlyle lake in Southern Illinois. The Cup is over 50 years old having originated at Crab Orchard Lake in Carbondale, Illinois as a multi fleet regatta. For the last 20 years it has been a Flying Scot Regatta at Carlyle. Sixteen boats competed in warm temperatures. Four races were finished on Saturday and Sunday's races were called due to lack of wind. FSSA president Frank Gerry and first lady Marianne noted that the Saturday meal was one of the finest they have had at a Regatta.

Congratulations to Brian Tyrrell and crew Laura Bolin, Rich Obst and crew Mark Bowden for their 1st and 2nd place finishes, respectively, in the Flying Scot Sailing Association Pacific District Regatta, held in the bay off the beach at Fort Worden in Port Townsend, Washington.

The Greater New York District Championship was held on Saturday Aug 24th at the the Westhampton Yacht Squadron in Remsenburg , Long Island. A fleet of 21 boats from Conn, NJ, and Long Island enjoyed a brisk SE wind at 10 to 15knts. 3 races were held on windward/ leeward courses.

Saturday's racing was all they wrote for the 2013 Annual One Design Regatta with mother nature not cooperating with enough wind to race on Sunday. Trent Levy in the Optimist Class won the prestigous John R. Hawksworth Memorial Trophy as the winner of the most competitive fleet in the regatta.

Saturday 8/10 had brisk winds 14 - 20+ from the Southwest gave us a real challenge on the racecourse today. 19 boats ventured out and we all managed to stay upright, although a few boats ALMOST went over. Over the course of the 4 races, the wind continued to build, but we stayed out and kept racing. There were a few people after the races saying "I have to call Harry", but mostly boats stayed intact even in the heavy air.

The 108th consecutive annual Ephraim Regatta was a big success. Despite light and lumpy sailing conditions, the race committee managed to complete two races on each day. And everyone, racers and non-racers alike, had fun at Friday’s Regatta Welcome Party and Saturday’s Bratfest!

The winds were howling in Harwichport on 8/3, with 25 MPH out of the SW, gusting even higher and flags were pointing practically straight up! The Race Committee headed out and a few boats went out past the breakwater. With several boats, even some with 3-up, nearly capsizing, deciding to come back in, we waited a bit before making a decision about going out. Within 15 minutes, the Race Committee came back in with a postpone flag. Less than 1/2 hour later races were cancelled for the day. The regatta will be sailed on Sunday 8/4.

Deep Creek Yacht Racing Association at Deep Creek Lake in Western Maryland, held its annual Sandy Douglass Memorial Regatta on July 27 - 28, with 51 Flying Scots competing. As is the norm with Fleet 6, the local sailors hosted off-lake sailors including Larry Taggart from New Orleans, LA, Dan Goldberg from Bethel Park, PA, and Tom Dawson from Boardman, OH, and their crews. You can read more about the regatta in an upcoming issue of Scots n’ Water, but here are some highlights.

The first Midwest District Regatta hosted by Eagle Creek Sailing Club had it all: light wind, moderate wind, thunder and lightning, sunshine and buckets of rain! We had boats from six clubs, including Medicine Lake (MN), Ephraim (WI), Chicago, and Clinton Lake and we got all five scheduled races in. Our district covers a lot of ground, when you figure Larry Klick came from Medicine Lake, Minnesota, and that's a 12-hour drive!!

Thank you to all who attended our event!! Total of 20 competitors in two fleets, with 7 from out of town made for a great crowd around CLSA this year.

Sailing on Saturday was in great wind. Quite a bit shifty. Average MPH approx 15 with a few gusts pushing 23 MPH according to our RC. Wind direction was not ideal for Cowan but our RC did a great job setting up the best course they could. Got three very competitive races in as the predicted bad weather held off until later in the night.

Sailed at Hoover Reservoir in light winds on Saturday but better on Sunday AM. Great venue with 10 HP limit on power boats so no unwlecome waives. Sunshine, great friends, good food, fine band. Trophies to the ususal suspects - Hohler, Griffin, Courts and Benner. See full results attached.

The 2013 43rd Annual George Washington's Birthday Regatta was held on Lake Eustis this past weekend. It was also the fifth regatta, out of six, for the Flying Scot Florida District point series. 29 Flying Scots were registered to compete. Lake Eustis responded by throwing its best, (or worst!), at the sailors.

The 2012 North American Championships were held at Carlyle Sailing Association on Lake Carlyle in Illinois. the regatta chairperson was Jim Harris. Race Results are attached below.

Jeff and Amy Smith Linton won the Championship Division and Frank and Marianne Gerry won the Challenger Division at the 2012 NAC, Melanie Dunham and Carrie Carpenter won the Women's NAC and Greiner and Robert Hobbs won the Junior NAC. The winners of the FSSA special awards include:

We had another great "Chaos Cup" regatta last fall on October 17th at the Quannapowitt Yacht Club in Wakefield Massachusetts with seven boats attending. As always the QYC members pulled together to help out on the race committee boats and back at the club house in the kitchen.